desmine Min.
(ˈdɛsmɪn)
Also desmin.
[f. Gr. δεσµή bundle + -ine.]
A synonym of stilbite, a zeolitic mineral occurring in tufts or bundles of crystals.
| 1811 Pinkerton Petral. II. 14 A substance in silky tufts, which he calls desmine. 1814 Allan Min. Nomen. 16. 1844 Dana Min. 328. |